SAVANNAH Guthrie has stumbled over her words during an interview with a famous pilot.
The cringey live blunder happened toward the beginning of the show.
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Savannah Guthrie stumbled over her words in a cringe-worthy moment on live TVCredit: NBC
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She interviewed famous pilot, Captain Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger, about the rise of aviation incidentsCredit: NBC
On Tuesday’s show, Savannah interviewed the famous pilot, Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, about the rise of aviation incidents.
She and Hoda Kotb reported on the problem with NBC’s Tom Costello at first.
After his three-minute explanation, the screen went back to Savannah.
“Alright, Tom. Thank you. That sets us up for more perspective on the state of airline surf-take, sur, safety,” she stumbled.
“We turn now to a man who knows a lot about it.”
The Today host appeared nervous during the interview as she stumbled over questions throughout it.
“We just laid out all of those incidents. They’re not related, they’re um,” the 51-year-old paused.
“-But, do you see a thread? Do you see a thread that concerns you?” she finally got out.
The mother of two seemed to become more confident throughout the interview and then the conversation flowed more naturally.
Sully was the pilot who lead a whole flight of passengers to safety when the plane lost both engines and he decided to land in the freezing Hudson river in 2009.
‘I LOVE YOU’
The day before, Savannah had a heart-breaking reaction to her co-host, Hoda, returning to the show.
She fought back tears at Hoda revealed her daughter was in the ICU.
The Today star’s voice cracked and she held Hoda’s hand as her co-star revealed how “grateful” she was that her three-year-old was recovering.
Hoda, 58, returned to the morning show on Monday after taking several weeks off while Hope was unwell.
Savannah, 51, introduced her co-host’s return to viewers, saying: “Hoda, it is nice to have you right back where you belong.
“It’s been a tough couple of weeks, you’ve been dealing with a health issue with your little daughter.”
Hoda explained: “My youngest daughter Hope was in the ICU for a few days and in the hospital for a little more than a week and I’m so grateful she’s home.
“She is back home and I’ve been waiting for that day to come and we are watching her closely.
“I realize when your child is ill, the amount of gratitude you can have for people who helped you out.”
Looking tearful, she went on: “I’m grateful for the doctors at Weill Cornell who are amazing and the nurses.”
Hoda turned to Savannah and said: “I’m grateful to my family and friends like you who were there every single day.”
Savannah, who looked equally emotional, reached out and grabbed Hoda’s hand as she turned to her.
Hoda told her: “So I want to say thank you for that. I love you. Thank you.”
Savannah replied shakily: “I love you too.
“You have a lot of friends out there who are right there with you, lifting you up and Hope too.”
Hoda nodded and struggled to contain her tears, saying: “Thank you. OK.”
Letting go of her friend’s hand, Savannah said: “Let’s do it. You ready?”
Her co-host nodded firmly and said, “Yup, ready,” and Savannah launched into a news segment.
Monday was also Savannah’s first day back at the anchor seat since leaving early last week after testing positive for Covid-19.
OH NO!
On February 28, Savannah abruptly left the live broadcast, just about 30 minutes in.
She left fans wondering where she went.
Sheinelle Jones sat with Savannah at the desk, as Hoda Kotb was still out.
When the host left, Al Roker stepped in at the desk for a short time.
However, Sheinelle quickly explained what happened with Savannah.
She stood next to Al and Carson Daly in front of Dierks Bentley’s instruments, who played on the show that day, and let viewers know that Savannah had Covid-19.
“It has been an interesting morning for us. As we said, Savannah left early,” Sheinelle explained.
“She wasn’t feeling great, so she took a Covid test. It came back positive. So, of course, as soon as we found out, she rushed home to rest up.”
She ended by blowing a kiss and said: “So, Savannah, we love you. Wishing you a speedy recovery.”
Savannah had Covid-19 two times before last week’s positive test.
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‘Sully’ led a whole flight to safety in the Hudson River after the plane lost both of its enginesCredit: Reuters
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Savannah had a heartbreaking reaction the day before when Hoda Kotb returned to the show after her daughter was in the ICUCredit: NBC
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She returned to the show on Monday, after leaving last week due to testing positive for Covid-19
